The National Water Commission’s pioneering and innovative COVID Assistance Programme (CAP) has been extended until August 31, 2020 for select categories of customers. Customers who have outstanding balances as at the 31st of May, 2020 are now eligible to take advantage of the extension. These customers will continue to benefit from the thirty percent (30%) discount on their outstanding balances...

Students and teachers of the Buckingham Primary and Infant School in Hopeton, St. James, will have improved access to potable water come September. The Kiwanis Club of Montego Bay has donated a 680-gallon water tank to the institution, which will mitigate water shortages being faced by the school, particularly during dry periods. President of the club, Teisha-Ann Pinnock, who spoke...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government will be making an additional $20 million available to municipal corporations in parishes experiencing drought conditions for the trucking of water. “We will assess this amount and at a later stage we will look to see how much more we can put in to alleviate the crisis...

The National Water Commission (NWC) is advising customers that due to the ongoing drought, there have been adjustments to the supply times for persons supplied by the Mona Treatment Plant. “Since July 20, there has been a reduction in the daily supply time from 16 hours to 12 hours daily for customers who are served by the Mona Treatment Plant,”...

As the country continues to grapple with the effects of the worsening drought conditions and with source inflows in continuous decline, the National Water Commission (NWC) is forced to adjust its supply times to customers who are served by the Mona Treatment Plant. Starting Monday July 20, 2020, there will be an adjustment in the daily supply time, reducing supply...

A special allocation of $308 million has been made by the Government to implement measures to alleviate prevailing drought conditions across the island. Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, in a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 14), said that the provision will ensure adequate access to water...

The Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL) is spending an additional $528 million on potable water infrastructure projects this financial year to benefit 45,000 citizens. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, as he provided an update on the Government’s water initiatives and drought management response during a virtual...